August 31, 2009

How to Actually Make Coffee The Old Fashioned Way

Gizmodo has been featuring an in-house gadgeteer to basically test out different methods to cook most things. One such feature recently is the "How to Actually Make Coffee" - which we found both insightful and amusing. What's odd is how they leave out making coffee the right way - the single serve coffee way. We do agree on one thing - the basic elements, no matter what voodoo you're invoking to make coffee: beans, roast, grind, dose, water, temperature and brew time are the "WHY" you might have a great cup or awful cup of any coffee regardless of the method.

The Chemex coffee maker in the picture is my absolute favorite way to make coffee. I remember the first time I tried it I was visiting a friend in Seattle. He and his girlfriend made coffee using the Chemex and I was absolutely blown away with the flavor! I have one, but since I am the only one in my family that drinks coffee I use a K Cup.

David: I have two problems with my 2.0 K560. 1 Unit read moreJack Arno: Hooray for Robin's ! I am going to order this read moreRita Kohudic: I have been signing up for the Freedom clip since read moreKate Barroll: Mine worked well for about six months and then began read moreLarry: Wow - what cynicism. A proprietary port connecting to their read more